xStack
®
DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Parameter
Description
Candidate BSR
Hash Mask Len (0-
32)
Enter a hash mask length, which will be used with the IP address of the candidate RP and the
multicast group address, to calculate the hash algorithm used by the router to determine which
C-RP on the PIM-SM enabled network will be the RP. The user may select a length between
0
and
32
with a default setting of
30
.
Candidate BSR
Bootstrap Period (1-
255)
Enter a time period between
1
and
255
to determine the interval the Switch will send out Boot
Strap Messages (BSM) to the PIM enabled network. The default setting is
60
seconds.
Interface Name
To find an IP interface on the Switch, enter the interface name into the space provided and
click
Search
. If found, the Interface Name will appear alone in the
PIM Candidate BSR
Settings
window below.
To view the CBSR settings for an IP interface and set its BSR priority, click its corresponding
Modify
button, which will lead you
to the following window.
Figure 4- 128. PIM Candidate BSR Settings – Edit window
The following fields can be viewed or set:
Parameter
Description
Interface Name
This read-only field denotes the IP Interface Name to be edited for its C-BSR priority.
IP Address
Denotes the IP Address of the IP Interface Name to be edited for its C-BSR priority.
Priority (-1 or 0-255)
Used to state the Priority of this IP Interface to become the BSR. The user may select a
priority between
-1
and
0
to
255
. An entry of
-1
states that the interface will be disabled to be
the BSR.
Click
Apply
to set the priority for this IP Interface.
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